Shoreditch
This highlights our coverage of Shoreditch, one of London’s most influential food, drink, and hospitality districts. We report on restaurant and bar launches, chef movements, concept testing, and venue innovations that shape trends well beyond East London. With a focus on operations, branding, and guest experience, our Shoreditch coverage is essential for restaurateurs, bar managers, and foodservice executives tracking high-impact openings, experiential dining formats, and competitive dynamics in one of the UK’s most creative hospitality hubs.
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Oct- 2023 -27 OctoberVenues & Properties
Boxpark posts £3.9m PBT
Boxpark has announced that it has posted a profit before tax of £3.9m for the year ended 30 April 2023, up from the £3.5m it posted in the previous year. Alongside this the company posted a gross profit of £8.8m for the full year compared with £8.5m last year. The…
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23 OctoberNews
Sloane Stanley Estate to welcome three new dining brands
Sloane Stanley has announced Italian street-food concept Dez Amore, and specialty coffee company Kiss The Hippo, are both set to join the south side of the Fulham neighbourhood later this year. Kings342, the new concept behind Street Food Markets Ltd, is also opening on the King’s Road at the end…
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Aug- 2023 -30 AugustRestaurants
Dishoom to return to pre-pandemic profits in FY23
Dishoom expects to return to pre-pandemic profitability during FY23, as the Indian restaurant chain’s turnover grew by 64% to £94.9m for the 53 week period to 1 January 2023. The news comes as the group’s performance during FY22 was driven by uninterrupted trading and new openings post-Covid. The group revealed…
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11 AugustRestaurants
Ixchel set to open in Chelsea this October
Ixchel, a new Mexican restaurant and tequila bar, is set to open on the King’s Road in Chelsea this October. The menu has been designed by Mexican-born female head chef, Ximena Gayosso Gonzalez, and consists of an all-day tapas style offering. Chef Gonzalez has previously worked at Michelin star restaurant…
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Jul- 2023 -26 JulyNews
Nest restaurant relocates to Shoreditch
Hackney-based Nest restaurant is set to open in a bigger location in Shoreditch in October. Managed by the team behind Michelin-starred Restaurant St. Barts, Nest has become a much-loved restaurant with an approachable-priced tasting menu. Taking over a double-fronted Victorian building by Shoreditch Town Hall, the new location will accommodate…
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5 JulyNews
Bao announces new opening at Battersea Power Station
The Bao restaurant group has announced the opening of a new site at Battersea Power Station on 17 July. Situated in Arcade Battersea as a standalone restaurant, guests will be greeted by a U-shaped counter wrapping around the open kitchen and bar, and with a low-lit hanging mirror featured overhead. …
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Jun- 2023 -13 JunePubs and Bars
NQ64 opens in Shoreditch
Arcade themed bar NQ64 has announced the opening of its latest site in Shoreditch, London. The new opening is the company’s largest to date at 9,000 sq ft and the first that serves food. NQ64 has teamed up with Manchester’s Burgerism, to offer a menu of premium smashed patty and…
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5 JuneRestaurants
Swinton Estate appoints new executive chef
Swinton Park Hotel, located on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, has appointed Ruth Hansom as executive chef of its restaurant, Samuel’s. With the appointment of Hansom, the restaurant has updated its menu which features a modern British cuisine prepared with seasonal and locally sourced ingredients. According to Swinton Estate,…
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May- 2023 -22 MayRestaurants
Quercus to open in London
Quercus, a British-East Asian cuisine restaurant, is set to open its doors on 25 May near Shoreditch. The Sun Street-based Quercus restaurant aims to provide a “distinctive” dining experience that combines the best of British produce with East Asian flair inspired by its owner’s Malaysian origin. Quercus derives its name…
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15 MayBusiness
MJMK breaks through £1M crowdfunding target in hours
Restaurant group MJMK has reached its £1m crowdfunding target within the first hours post launch, with the current total close to £1.2m. The campaign is aimed at raising funds to open a new concept with celebrated chef-partner Santiago Lastra (of KOL) and accelerate the expansion of the popular Casa do…
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